Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-08-07

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 7
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 134▼ 8 vs year ago 110 · −7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 17 · +70.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were mostly steady, feeder steers were 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers were 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls were 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.24/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −88.04 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$231.24
14 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2569232.891,32511thin
Medium and Large 3547225.191,2323thin
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
231.24
—
GA average14 barns · 304 hd
233.92
−2.68
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
−88.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
430373316259median 319.2803/2505/2707/2209/1610/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $272.86, median $319.28 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,624153.002,4843thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,264130.091,64417
CowsLean 85-90%Low909111.821,0175thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,370$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$1,4501thin

Every lot

49 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,1503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623235.51/cwt235.00–236.001,4674
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5303
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328261.92/cwt257.50–266.008593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370270.39/cwt265.00–275.001,0007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423243.14/cwt240.00–245.001,0284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468228.24/cwt224.00–234.001,0686
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508224.26/cwt222.50–226.001,1392
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,1162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578207.96/cwt206.00–210.001,2022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325267.50/cwt267.50–267.508691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363319.90/cwt315.00–325.001,1612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388304.77/cwt302.00–307.501,1832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413294.92/cwt290.00–300.001,2183
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413270.47/cwt266.00–275.001,1172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461254.75/cwt250.00–260.001,1744
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3462240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523251.26/cwt248.00–256.001,3143
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523228.79/cwt227.50–230.001,1972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586226.00/cwt220.00–230.001,3248
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,3832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785174.05/cwt170.00–178.001,3662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,115135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5051
Bulls——1,878162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,0422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%788106.08/cwt105.00–108.008362
Cows—Lean 85-90%990115.64/cwt112.00–118.001,1453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227121.28/cwt120.00–124.001,4883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266127.57/cwt125.00–134.001,6159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283139.91/cwt136.00–144.001,7955
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.